Glen Alpine, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,991
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.6
0.272% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11%
16.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$69,697
10.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$172,800
0.231% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,030
5.53% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Glen Alpine, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Glen Alpine, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Glen Alpine, NC was $172,800, and the homeownership rate was 84.7%.

Most people in Glen Alpine, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Glen Alpine, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaBurke County, NCHickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCBurke & McDowell Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Glen Alpine, NC is home to a population of 1.99k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.03% of Glen Alpine, NC residents were born outside of the country (140 people).

In 2024, there were 17.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.65k people) in Glen Alpine, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 95 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 83 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Glen Alpine, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glen Alpine, NC was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glen Alpine, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.65k ± 381
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    95 ± 112
  3. White (Hispanic)
    83 ± 117
5.83%
Hispanic Population
116 people

In 2024, there were 17.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.65k people) in Glen Alpine, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 95 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 83 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.83% of the people in Glen Alpine, NC are hispanic (116 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glen Alpine, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.03%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
140 people
4.96%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
99 people

As of 2024, 7.03% of Glen Alpine, NC residents (140 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Glen Alpine, NC was 4.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    42 ± 34
  2. Vietnam
    31 ± 41
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    20 ± 26

Glen Alpine, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Glen Alpine, NC employs 1.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glen Alpine, NC were Manufacturing (271 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), and Educational Services (123 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($54,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,625).

Employment

Occupations

1.03k
2024 Value
± 195
5.53%
1 Year growth
± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Alpine, NC grew at a rate of 5.53%, from 976 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glen Alpine, NC, are Production Occupations (154 people), Sales & Related Occupations (95 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (92 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glen Alpine, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.03k
2024 Value
± 195
5.53%
1 Year growth
± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glen Alpine, NC grew at a rate of 5.53%, from 976 employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glen Alpine, NC, are Manufacturing (271 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), and Educational Services (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glen Alpine, NC, though some of these residents may live in Glen Alpine, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,068
Median earning men ± $12,495
$35,139
Median earning women ± $4,527

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,057), Public Administration ($60,125), and Manufacturing ($60,068).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,625), and Public Administration ($43,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Glen Alpine, NC was $172,800 in 2024, which is 0.519 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $173,200 to $172,800, a 0.231% decrease. The homeownership rate in Glen Alpine, NC is 84.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glen Alpine, NC have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glen Alpine, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$172,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$33,884
$581
Median Property Taxes
±$126

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Glen Alpine, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Glen Alpine, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

84.7%
Homeownership
2024
59.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.7% of the housing units in Glen Alpine, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$69,697
Median Household Income
± $11,068
686
Number of Households
± 145

In 2024, the median household income of the 686 households in Glen Alpine, NC grew to $69,697 from the previous year's value of $62,917.

The following chart displays the households in Glen Alpine, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glen Alpine, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (85.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.06%)
  3. Carpooled (5.53%)

In 2024, 85.5% of workers in Glen Alpine, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.06%) and those who carpooled to work (5.53%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glen Alpine, NC have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.58% of the workforce in Glen Alpine, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Glen Alpine, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glen Alpine, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glen Alpine, NC (216 out of 1.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glen Alpine, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.2% of the population of Glen Alpine, NC has health coverage, with 44.8% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 2.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.5% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.84%
Uninsured
44.8%
Employer Coverage
20.4%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
11.9%
Non-Group
2.71%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glen Alpine, NC declined by 4.69% from 8.22% to 7.84%.

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